Quoted from Frax:

It's impossible for anyone to make a judgement call here since we have no idea what the post was about.
That said....
Why in the f--k is any part of IFPA trolling people's social media? It's (last I checked) literally forbidden for anyone to be banned from an IFPA tournament for pretty much anything other than bad behavior(cursing, harassment of others, any threats at all, machine abuse etc) at an event. Open events have to be....open.....or it's not a fair competitive environment, it's just a couple of assholes point farming amongst themselves. That was the entire reason they stopped scoring tournaments under X number of people, or why you can't have a "league" of 2 people.
Also...what kind of absolute garbage are you reposing that Colin went after you? The guy hates my guts, and hasn't ever gone to that length to bar me from anything? I can't speak for vendor space, as I've never had a reason to get a spot for that, but I don't *think* Ed or Colin would really have any legitimate reason to bar me from doing so if I really wanted to, and I don't really "get along" with either of them. *scratch head*
From the IFPA page:
Q: How does an event become endorsed by the IFPA, and eligible to award World Pinball Player Rankings points?
A: The IFPA only recognizes open divisions of play to be included in the World Pinball Player Rankings. If certain players are prohibited from playing based on age, gender, skill or personal reasons, those results will not be counted.
Like...you can't bar someone from a ranked tournament just because you disagree with their politics, for example. Believe me...there's a lot of people I would block out if that was not the case.

Quoted from Isochronic_Frost:

Anything else would be ridiculous, but I know a lot of people were frustrated with the 18 month hiatus of tournaments, and being critical of IFPA will probably get you kicked out.
Those hardcore competitive players are really into themselves and their points lol

Quoted from HEAD_boss_HOG:

nowadays, if your opinion differs from what is now considered "mainstream ideology," you can and will be cancelled. it's a harsh reality, and all the "authorities" LOVE to flex on people who are otherwise speaking freely by cancelling them from anything they have the authority over (such as IFPA tournaments, events, jobs, etc...).
it's a pathetic state of affairs. If I don't agree with someone, I simply disagree. I don't share the disgusting urge that many of these "authorities" demonstrate to cancel someone and remove them from the public forum, event, or their job simply because I don't agree with them.
so much for freedom of speech. the new convention is "AGREE OR BE CANCELLED, UNEMPLOYED, AND EXILED!!!" So saith the powers that be, in every facet of our lives. anyone who would censor another's right to speak or cancel another person for offering their opinion is a disgusting, power hungry ideologue.

Quoted from jonnyqtrek:

Wait, "**other** politically charged posts..." Were the Klingon Gloryhole memes also politically charged?
(And since we're talking about Klingons, I think Discovery has established that it should be "Gloryholes", plural. Otherwise, that would be painful. Which, well, being Klingon might actually... never mind.)

Quoted from NashtyFunk:

It wasn’t about the meme. It’s you.
I don’t even know you but I’ve seen a few of your incendiary posts on different groups.

Quoted from gambit3113:

I got banned from buying donuts at Glorie's Whole Gloryhole & Empanada Cafetorium, and all I got was this woke HIPAA violation.

Quoted from BMore-Pinball:

Sorry, that's absurd you were banned for that
Humans are doomed